bent tree homes: Jasper Marble Festival this weekend
- 09/28/10 10:22 AM
This coming weekend is the Marble festival in Jasper Georgia. Jasper is the marble Capital of the U.S. Much of the mable in our Federal Buildings and even around the world comes from Jasper. In this economy for those of you who are buying cultured marble sinks for your bathroom, chances are the Marble comes fom Jasper. Jasper also has a pink Marble vein. The Tate house in Jasper is an example of a home built with marble much of it pink. it is a unique and wonderful look. The festival will be this Saturday and Sunday and feature local artists
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bent tree homes: The Mountain Real Estate Report
- 09/22/10 11:12 AM
This weeks show is broken into 2 parts. The first part talks about the word Uncertainty. What does this word mean in our Real Estate Market. The second part of the show talks about fall n the North Georgia Mountains and all the great things going on. You would be amazed at all the diet busting festivals we have in the fall. Enjoy the show and I hope to see you in our Mountains. Your browser does not support iframes.
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bent tree homes: Bent Tree community News
- 09/21/10 08:42 AM
The beautiful community of Bent Tree is nestled in the Southern end of the Appalachian Mountains. With Golf Tennis an Equestrian Center and much much more Bent Tree is a hidden affordable jewel. Lake Tamarack in Bent Tree is Beautiful and over 100 Acres. One of the things that make Bent Tree such a great place to live is the spirit of the folks who live there. The following is from the Keep Bent Tree Beautiful committee. With the great spirit of volunteerism Bent Tree is alive , well and a great place to live. The folks at All Mountain Realty
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bent tree homes: The Mountain Real Estate Report
- 09/16/10 02:22 AM
This weeks show focuses on 2 aspects of home buying. One is the inspection. The other is the appraisal. The appraisal process has changed significantly this year. And the inspection process does more than tell you about issues a home might have. Thank you all for listening to the show. Your comments and suggestions for future shows are greatly appreciated. Your browser does not support iframes.
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bent tree homes: Big Canoe typical Family outing (photos)
- 09/09/10 09:50 AM
Today we have mom and the kids going out for a family romp in the woods So here we have Mom and the Kiddies out for a day. It is rare to see a mom with 3 children. Whats happens when they get hungry? Junior has decided that he will pick some peaches. Unfortunately the tree has already been picked bare( no pun intended) Living in the North Georgia Mountains is great. Living in Big Canoe is wonderful. Think you know about gated communities? Does this fit your idea of an amentiy rich mountain community? Let the folks at
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bent tree homes: The Mountain Real Estate Report
- 09/09/10 02:02 AM
This weeks show spot lights a growing trend in our business. This is the lease purchase. It is often used by folks getting back on their feet. However it is not as simple as signing a lease and buying later. Linda and I go into detail about using the lease purchase option and why using a Realtor for this type of transaction is really a very good idea. Enjoy the show. Your browser does not support iframes.
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bent tree homes: Big Canoe Firemens fund raiser Party
- 09/03/10 09:50 AM
The Black and Blue and Tennis shoe second annual fund raiser for the Big Canoe Fire Department is being held November 12 at 6pm in Sconti. The Big Canoe fire department is 80 percent volunteer. Not only do we work in Big Canoe but we are called out to Dawson and Pickens county to assist. We are proud of the fact that as a community Big Canoe has one of the lowest fire insurance component costs in our mountains. As a volunteer in the Fire Department not only do I work with structure fires but I am part of the North
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bent tree homes: Throw out the Newspaper and Turn off the TV
- 08/28/10 10:03 AM
The Title of this blog is a direct quote from Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia. For those of you who do not Know. Sen. Isakson was a Real Estate Broker. He still contributes to RPAC. He is one of the sponsors of the 8k credit. He wanted to make it 15k. His Career in Real Estate was VERY successful as he grew from the ground, North side Realty. One of the largest independent brokerages in Atlanta. Sen Isakson spoke at the Real Estate FMLS show in Atlanta this past week. He talked about the many down turns in real estate that
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bent tree homes: The Mountain Real Estate Report
- 08/24/10 02:42 AM
This weeks show is all about what Realtors do for you. We talk about courses and events we regularly attend in order to better serve our clients. In addition we recap for our listeners our important conference with a VP from the Federal Reserve. Finally we talk about what we do for clients who are thinking about listing their property. All Mountain Realty is a full service brokerage working full time to help folks in our North Georgia Mountains who are buying selling or investing. Enjoy the show. Your browser does not support iframes.
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bent tree homes: All Creatures Great and Small ( Visual)
- 08/23/10 10:49 AM
I have posted with Bear photos, and I have posted deer photos. I have also posted big mountain views as well as lakes. There is beauty in Nature in the Large and the small This little guys picture was captured in a pond in Big Canoe. I have to give credit to Justin the photographer who is the son of friends of ours. Our mountains are indeed home to many beautiful sights. You do have to keep your eyes open to see some of them !!!
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bent tree homes: The Atlanta Fed's Real Estate Guru speaks to the Pickens Board
- 08/20/10 01:39 AM
The Pickens Board of Real Estate meeting this month was a little more interesting than usual. We had a guest speaker, Tom Cunningham, from the Atlanta Federal Reserve speak. Tom is a VP with the Fed and is in Charge of research and development as it relates to real estate. So his talk was much anticipated. Here are some of the points he made that we all can find interesting 1 The Fed intervened in the financial markets to try and prevent a melt down. The Fed bought a tremendous amount of Treasuries as well as mortgage backed securities.The problem came
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bent tree homes: Nature Photo
- 07/30/10 10:12 AM
This photo was Taken in Bent Tree in our great North Georgia Mountains. This fawn still has its' spots and was one of two who stopped and posed. The other was a little camera shy. But it show how wonderful natural, and clean our North Georgia Mountains really are . Hope you enjoy this glimpse as I was driving
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bent tree homes: Mothers are all the same
- 07/10/10 10:16 AM
I am sitting in my downstairs office and through the window a shape catches my eye. I baby bear is walking up my back deck steps. I rush for the camera. As I get the camera and go upstairs to catch baby on the deck there is a HUMPFFF. Mama has arrived with cub 2 and is in my driveway. Junior scampers back down the stairs and so I run back down the stairs. Mama cuffs junior as if to say, " You are not supposed to be up there". Mothers are always looking out for their children. This picture is
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bent tree homes: The Mountain Real Estate Report
- 07/07/10 07:44 AM
Forbes Magazine released there top ten states to retire in and Georgia made the top 10. Given that prior to this mountain property was the second most popular place to be we thought we should devote a show to retiring in the mountains. Linda and I cover some of the do's and don'ts when considering a retirement home. We hope you enjoy the show and if you are advising folks about moving to the mountains consider working with the folks here at All Mountain Realty. Your browser does not support iframes.
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bent tree homes: Fire Safety tip III Urban / wild land interface
- 06/28/10 03:41 AM
Today we will go over some of the things you can do to protect your home while living in our rural and woodsy areas. 1 Gutters. Keep your gutters clean. Embers that would normally not cause a problem can smolder and flash if you leave fuel in your gutters. 2 Branches. Look around your property if you have branches overhanging your property cut the m off. You do not want fire to spread from a branch to your roof 3 Trees and shrubs Make sure your trees are limbed up about 3 feet. This will keep them from torching if a
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bent tree homes: Big Canoe Update our Green community
- 06/09/10 01:26 AM
Looking for a green community to live in? Consider Big Canoe, Here is why I think we are a great choice. We are a mountain community. The other day while driving to a tennis match in our community I went around a bend in our mountain road and there was a mama bear and 2 cubs crossing the road. This last sentence really says it all. Big Canoe has tennis ,golf, fitness center walking trails and a lot more. But at the same time 1/3rd of the community is set aside green space. We have owls, deer ,bear and great views.
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bent tree homes: Bent Tree Caravan
- 03/01/10 08:31 AM
Today I was on a home Caravan in Bent Tree. This is a great community with many amenities. The fees are good as well. There were homes with GIANT views in Great shape in the low 200,000s We at All Mountain Realty work in Bent Tree. If you are looking for a mountain home I cannot imagine a better time to buy. For more information please contact us. We work well on referrals as well
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bent tree homes: Are you a private property advocate
- 11/15/09 02:42 AM
I am a private property advocate. What does that mean? It means I support the bills that go through our state legislation that defend the rights of property owners. Property cannot move. So it is an easy target for those who want to raise money through taxes. This struggle goes back to the Doomsday book and probably even further. So if you are a Realtor you must also be a private property advocate. Think about NAR being the largest ,member wise, lobby in the U.S. Do you think if your sellers and buyers saw you as a private property advocate you
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bent tree homes: Big Canoe Home update
- 11/08/09 01:06 AM
If you are looking for a home in Big Canoe this is a great time to buy. Prices are really good right now. Yes you will have association fees but you do get a lot of things for your money. As my wife and I drive and look at beautiful North Georgia scenes we always end up saying, "OK after we sit on the porch for a couple of days then what?" Many folks who live and want to live in the mountains end up making the this mistake. They buy out in the country. Now this is fine if you
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bent tree homes: Yes I know Football started today
- 09/06/09 09:20 AM
Yes I know football started today but in Georgia a seventeen year old young lady from Marietta has stolen the show. Melanie Oudin is into the next round of the US open. She has knocked out the giants Maria Sharapova , and a great playing Elena Dementeva. So tomorrow we North Georgians are going to have a big party and see if the run from the girl from Marietta can continue. ( I will have a black out period tomorrow when I am not showing homes)
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